Your kind favor of the 3d of the present Month came safe to me on Monday last. It was unnecessary for you to have said that you were much concerned at hearing of the distressed Situation of my Family— your past friendship would have convinced me that you participated with me— I will not add to yr uneasiness by a relation of what I have suffered since the commencement of the new year— Let it suffice to say, that my dear wife has had no return yet of her melancholy complaint, and my Son Richard is in a fair way to recover from his very sudden & severe Attack. I am sorry to find that none of my letters have yet reached you— I have written several; but I suppose the severity of the weather has prevented our cross Post from being regular. When I returned from Berkley, I was informed by letter that Mr Downman had been at my house early in Decr to take in his bond to you, and that the money was ready whenever called for— about the middle of Jany I received the full Amt of the Bond, and should have laid it out agreeable to yr directions; but the distressed Situation of my family prevented— I informed Mr Butler of my Situation, & requested him to come or send for the Money— He drew an order in favor of Mr Jas Park for £100 with Interest from the 20 of May 1791 until 20 Jany 1792 making £103.6.8, on the 6 Feby. the order was presented, and discharged, except as to the Interest, which you gave me no direcctions about— The remainder of the money I pd Docr Thomson on the 8 of Feby agreeable to the following Statement. Blane's Bond is for £122.13.4 payable on the 8 of June 1785 Interest till 8 Feby 1792 is 40.17.10 p. in all £163.11.2 p. I pd him £145.1.0. The Lottery tickets he forgot the number of, and the time when he got them; but promises to give credit for them with Interest from the time he received them, so soon as he can fix the number & time. Huchings will not pay another farthing of the debt due you— He insists that he has settled the whole. I have received nothing from Kurt; but will urge him to pay up. I have unfortunately sold all my wheat at a low price— at least I believe so, for I have never had a line from Mr. Packet since he became my Manager— I had eight Hogs salted for you weighing 985 lb., of which 501 is what I owe you— the chines & Spareribs were salted to go up immediately; but the frost prevented, and I fear the[y] are not worth sending after laying so long in Salt— the heads, Joles, fat & crackling shall go up by the first conveyance, and the remainder shall follow so soon as it is sufficiently smoaked. Mr F. Smith, who lately arrived from the West Indies in Mr Collins's vessel, tells us that all Kinds of W.I. produce will sell remarkably high— The sugar he brought, he will not sell for less than 20 Dollr per hund. and says all other W.I. produce will be proportionably high for at least three years to come— pray inform me by next Post what are your prospects respecting the W.I. trade, as I wish to be well informed, that I may provide accordingly for my Family. Hannah and Miss Molly Lee join me in affectionate Love to my Sister. I am Yr Affect. & Sinc. Bro.